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Long Island Railroad Accident Lawyers
Long Island Railroad Accident Lawyers
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Hurt on the LIRR?
If you have been hurt on the Long Island Railroad, be sure to obtain any emergency medial attention needed.
Next, take prompt action to protect your legal rights, even if you are unsure whether you will want or need compensation in the future.
Any injury reported on the Long Island Rail Road should be reported to the train or station crew.
However, in order to preserve the right to sue for compensation, be sure to file a Notice of Claim against the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) and State of New York within ninety (90) days of the accident.
Additional Information:
ATLANTIC TERMINAL, BROOKLYN CRASH: January 4, 2017 – A Brooklyn-bound arriving LIRR train failed to stop upon entering Atlantic Terminal on this Wednesday morning. The train collided with the steel box that blocks the end of the track. The collision caused the first two cars of the train to derail. More than 100 of the approximately 650 passengers aboard the train were injured. The Federal Railroad Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board have launched an investigation into the cause of the crash.
The MTA operates the Long Island Rail Road and its 125 stations throughout Manhattan, Brooklyn, Nassau County and Suffolk County, NY.
The Long Island Rail Road services over 300,000 New Yorkers per day, or 85,000,000 rides per year.
Most of these rides are uneventful. However when injuries occur on the train, they can result from a wide variety of factual scenarios.
NEW HYDE PARK – MERILLON AVENUE CRASH: October 8, 2016 – An east bound LIRR train collided with a maintenance train on a parallel track on this Saturday evening. The crash occurred between the New Hyde Park and Merillon Avenue stations in Nassau County. Authorities estimated 100 people were injured, with several dozen hospitalized. Injuries include broken bones and concussions.
LIRR Train Crossing Accidents
Talk to a Long Island Railroad Accident Lawyer today
Our managing attorney Michael L. Hurwitz, Esq. has personally commuted on the Long Island Railroad hundreds of times between Mineola, Flatbush Station in Brooklyn, and Penn Station in Manhattan.
Mr. Hurwitz and his experienced team of train accident lawyers represent victims of on board injuries, rail crossing accidents and station platform accidents.
We investigate routine and complex train accidents including mechanical parts failure and negligent operation of the train.
If you have been seriously injured in an LIRR accident, call our Long Island Railroad accident lawyers today. We will provide a free case evaluation, and present your options for pursuing a claim for monetary compensation.